Gordon Stetz is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. His responsibilities include controllership, financial accounting and reporting, tax, treasury, mergers and acquisitions, financial planning and analysis, internal audit and Financial Shared Services. He is also a member of McCormick’s Management Committee and chairs the Company’s Investment Committee.
Mr. Stetz joined McCormick & Company, Inc. in 1987. Prior to his promotion in November 2007, Mr. Stetz had been Vice President – Finance & CFO of Europe since April 2005. Previously, he served as Vice President – Finance and Administration, U.S. Consumer Products Division, Vice President – Acquisitions and Financial Planning, and Assistant Treasurer, Shareholder Services. During his career, Mr. Stetz provided financial leadership during the implementation of SAP in the U.S. and Europe, the restructuring and transformation of the European business, the financial evaluation and integration of the Zatarain’s acquisition in the U.S., and the implementation of Financial Shared Services in the U.S. and Europe. In addition, he oversaw the acquisition and integration of Ducros and participated in the overall corporate strategy development. He is an Emeritus member of McCormick’s Multiple Management Board.
Born in New Jersey, Mr. Stetz is a graduate of Bucknell University with majors in economics and French and has an MBA from the University of Michigan. He is a CPA in Maryland.
Mr. Stetz is a member of the Board of Directors of Port Discovery, the Children’s Museum of Baltimore. He is a member of AICPA, MACPA, FEI, Phi Beta Kappa, and Beta Gamma Sigma.